Forestry wood waste for renewable energy
15 April, 2013The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has today called on state and federal governments to promote the opportunities for woody waste to produce more renewable energy, provided these resources are sourced from sustainably managed forests.
Breakthrough in race to create ‘bio-batteries’
10 April, 2013Scientists at the University of East Anglia have made an important breakthrough in the quest to generate clean electricity from bacteria.
Algae to fuel a renewable future
10 April, 2013Queensland Premier Campbell Newman helped progress research into renewable energy when he yesterday opened an advanced solar biofuels pilot plant designed to develop microalgae-based systems as a source of clean fuel.
Fully renewable electricity could be competitive, says study
05 April, 2013A carbon price of between $50 and $100 per tonne of carbon dioxide would make coal- and gas-fired power less economical than renewable electricity, a UNSW study shows.
Mackay Sugar’s recipe for energy savings success
05 April, 2013One of the country’s biggest sugar companies has opened a cogeneration facility that uses waste from its processes to produce enough electricity to meet one-third of Mackay City’s power needs, as well as supply steam and electricity to its own mill and sugar refinery.
Regions could use food waste for fuel, researchers say
22 March, 2013Murdoch University researchers are touting biogas from small-scale food waste digesters as a source of renewable energy for rural and regional communities.
ABB leads $12 million investment in tidal power company Scotrenewables
15 March, 2013ABB, the global power and automation technology group, has led a $12 million investment in Scotrenewables Tidal Power, a provider of tidal turbine systems, to support the rollout of a new hydrokinetic device and to expand ABB’s renewable energy assets.
Biofuel research and development in the lab
14 March, 2013Merck Millipore is the developer and manufacturer of the benchtop Guava HT series flow cytometers for the research laboratory. Assays have been developed on the Guava instruments for research and production of oils from algae, the development of natural gas from coal and the production of fuels from bacteria.
Funding to accelerate the commercialisation of biofuel technologies
12 March, 2013The production of sustainable, clean fuels is a step closer to a commercial reality following an Australian Government investment of $9.8 million in two projects through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) Advanced Biofuels Investment Readiness Program.
Commercial production of biofuel a step closer
08 March, 2013An algae biofuel demonstration plant will be built by Muradel, a joint venture by Murdoch University, Adelaide Research and Innovation and commercial partner SQC, after the federal government announced $4.4 million of funding.
Collaboration to plan future power
05 March, 2013A $3.3 million CSIRO grant is being shared between four universities to investigate the most economically efficient energy network for Australia’s future.
Renewable energy cooling for supercomputer
01 March, 2013The development of a renewable system for cooling Australia’s largest supercomputer is one step closer following the start of an innovative geothermal energy project in Perth.
Corn cobs suitable for bioenergy production
14 February, 2013When energy officials proposed using crop residues to produce cellulosic ethanol, concerned scientists took to the fields to learn more about how these residues protect soil from erosion and enhance soil quality.
Siemens sustainable technology provides SA’s first electrified passenger train network
08 February, 2013The Siemens and John Holland rail electrification project for the Noarlunga and Seaford rail lines is delivering the electric Traction Power Infrastructure on these rail lines as part of the South Australian government’s Rail Revitalisation project.
First-of-its-kind, fuel-cell-powered industrial floor cleaning machine
24 January, 2013Nilfisk-Advance Group has introduced the first fuel-cell-powered industrial combination sweeper-scrubber.
